Release Features for TL1 API 4.0.0

AdventNet TL1 API product comprises a set of Java libraries and Tools that helps you to build management applications faster, resulting in quicker timer to market. Following are the key features in the product:

• Communication Framework

• Logging Framework

• Command Set API

• TL1 Message Parser

• TL1 Craft Interface

• TL1 Message Builder

Communication Framework

• Transport-independent Communication APIs

• Support for Synchronous and Asynchronous communication mechanisms

• Supports both Manager and Agent communication

• Configurable session tasks for connection scalability

• Support for increasing the size of request and notification buffer queues

• Built-in Parser for generating easy-to-use TL1 message objects

• Pluggable TL1-aware components such as, Connection Listener, Connection Handler, Message Formatter, Message Rationalizer, Logger, Server Session Listener, and Idle Time Monitor.

Logging Framework

The new and enhanced logging framework offers the following set of features:

• Provides Application-specific logging mechanism in addition to Session logging

• Option for creating either raw or information logs

• Log files can be configured for storing it in ASCII or binary format

• Configurable log file name and extension names

• Automatic rollover based on file size, date, time period, and file count

Command Set API

• Provides access to easily read and write TL1 message definitions.

• Command Set objects are serialized and therefore can be easily stored in a persistent storage such as file or Database.

• Allows you to create TL1 message definitions by giving the BNF format as input.

TL1 Message Parser

• Parses the complex TL1 data seamlessly and generates easy-to-use TL1 message objects. This enables management applications to flexibly recognize and process TL1 messages of varied flavors as well as rigorously check them for Bellcore GR-831 TL1 standard compliance.

• Fine-grained grammar check of discrete message blocks.

• Allows you to retrieve individual message blocks from a complete message.
• Supports chaining of commented parameter blocks.

TL1 Craft Interface

TL1 Craft Interface is a manager-based GUI tool to manage and administer the TL1 infrastructure. This tool can be started either as stand-alone or as an applet through Web browser. The Applet support is provided using RMI.

Following features are offered by the Craft Interface tool:

• Offers connectivity with multiple TL1 devices simultaneously.

• Allows you establish connection using any of the transport protocols. TCP, Telnet and Serial are provided as default.

• Provides support for loading pre-built TL1 commands.

• Allows you to view a command set file based on input message or category.

• Bulk Message Support.

• Configurable Session Properties.

• Session-based logging

• Internationalization Support.

• Complete re-brandable user interface.

• Provides Context-sensitive help in addition to the detailed help documentation.

TL1 Message Builder

TL1 Message Builder is a GUI tool to create XML-based TL1 Message Definitions and pre-built TL1 commands for the input message templates.

Following features are offered by the Message Builder tool:

• AID Modeling Support

• Construction of TL1 Message Definitions directly from BNF

• Modularized TL1 Message Definitions

• Normalized Templates for parameter and block definitions

• Normalized enumeration and range value definitions

• Command Glossary to view description about a parameter, enumeration or range value

• Internationalization Support

• Complete re-brandable user interface

• Provides Context-sensitive help in addition to the detailed help documentation